Folding crib



H. E. HOLBROOK. FOLDING cms.

APPUCATION HLED AUG.19,I92L

1,435,299., vlfaemed Nov. 14,1922.-

2 SHEETS-SHEET L H. E. HOLBROOK.

FOLDING CRIB.

APPLICATION man Aums. 1921.

1,435,299- mme@ Nov. 14, 19221 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Application iled .August 19, V1921. i Serial No. 493,518..

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that l, HENRY E. l-loniinooii, acitizen of the United States, residing'at Boston,in the county ofMiddlesex andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduse'li'ul Improvements in Folding Cribs, of which the following is avspecification.

This invention relates to folding cribs, and has for one of its primarypurposes the provision of a crib which will be entirely enclosed at thetop and bottom, as well as the sides and ends with screens which willprotect the occupant ot' the crib against-flies and insects and at thesame time aiiord adequate ventilation.

lnother obiect is toprovide'a crib in which oneor more of the upperside'and end members may be readily folded outwardly and downwardly tolpermit access to the interior of the crib, and in which all of theupper side andend inein'loersmay also be ifolded inwardlyintov collapsedposition for purposes of shipment or storage, thereby providing aconstruction which will occupy a minimum of space.` A Q A further objectis to provide the crib structure witha top which maybe disposed inhorizontal. positionto close tlietop ott the crib or .may be swung` intovertical position and' then lowered so that .it suspended at one side ofvthe crib and projecting very' little, ii any, above the upperedges ot'.the crib, th'us obviating all danger of the top accidentally swinginginto closed position with possible resultant injury to a child standingin the crib. The top is also 'adapted, when the upper side and endmembers are'iolded inwardly into collapsedposition7 to cover thesefolded end members andlie within the. contour otlthe crib traine so thatit covers the folded end meml'iers and holds them in position and at thesaine time occupies a minimum oi' space.

Another `feature of my invention resides inthe adjustability oi thespring trame ,with

' which the crib is equipped, novel means bemany of the inherent`.Referring tothe drawings-- 'Fig l is a verticallongitudinalfsectionalview through a crib showing my invention,

taken on the. line l-l of Fig. 2

Fig. 2 is an end view of the crib shown in Fig. l; y

F ig. 3 is` a transverse sectional view on the line 3f-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4L is a similar` viewshowing. in collapsed position.

Fig. 5 fis an enlargedl of the concealed hinges; and

Fig. 6 is anenlarged fragmentary view on the line 6,-6 of Fig. Ll.

e From an inspection ofthe drawings it will be observed that my improvedcrib com-l prises end members 7, side members S and' a bottom member 9,these lower. side and end,

the .crib

members being rigidly connectedtogether in luppery and lower sidemembers arehingedly connected together, by concealed hinges which.permit the upper members vto fold both inwardly. and outwardly andwhenthey are vertically disposed in normal. position, as shown' in Figs.1,2 and 3, the hinges are .en-

tirely concealed 'from view and leave Vsmooth interior andexteriorsurfaces lwhich present.` a pleasing appearance and offer no project-vingfcorners .or edgesupon which clothing might becaughtand torn. Oneofpthese hinges isl shown on anenlarged scale in F ig. 5 'by-.refei'encfe towhicli it will be observed that the lower member, :iuthis instance one of the side members 8, is provided at its upper edgewith a socket 13 adapted to slidablyreceive a tubular shank ifi of thehinge. Likewise 'the lower edge of the upper member l1 is provided vwitha socket into which the shank 'i5 of the. hinge is threaded so as to beimmovable theleiii.` The two Shanks let and l5 are connected toy getherbyan elongated, link 1 6 c'onnectedto detailv view olf one.

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the respective shanksby vpivot pinsl? and 1.8., the'v Shanks being;Slotted longitudinally at their exposed ends to receive. the ends 'ofthe linkl which are rounded, shown.,t0 permit of relativeswingingwlliovelnents loe-y about the pivot pins.

tween the shanks and the connecting link The upper' member 11 is shownin Fig. 5 as folded outwardly against the outer .tace of the member 8.0bviously, however, it may also be folded inwardly, and when it isdisposed in upright position the shank 14 will slide downwardly in thesocket 13 so as to permit the lower edge of the upper member 11 to restupon the upper edge of the member 8 in which position the lower ends oi'the link 16 will also be disposed. in the socket 13. In order to preventthe sliding` shank f1.4 -from becoming accidentally wholly withdrawnirom the socket 13, l anchor in the socket by striking outwardly one ormore projections 10 from its walls a sleeve 2() provided near its lowerVend with an inwardly projecting resilient linger or latch 30 adapted toenter a slot 20 'formed in the shank 14, when the shank is originallyinserted into the socket.

The link 16 serves when the parts are in normal vertical position, tohold the upper member against swinging movement in either direction, butfor purposes of additional rigidity, l prefer to equip the side and endmembers near their upper edges with interlocking devices which securelylock them together. These devices may be of any preferred structure, butinthe present instance l have shown the end members 12 as provided withoutwardly projecting screws 19 having enlarged heads adapted to enter aslot formed in the inner tace of the side members 11, in which slotthere is dis* posed a vertically slidable metal member or plate 21provided with a key-hole slot adapted to receive the head of the screw19. The upper end of each plate 21 is accessible at the upper edge ofthe member 11, and these plates may be slightly lifted permitting theentrance of the screws into the enlarged portion oi the key-hole slots,whereupon by depressing the plates` the side mem ber is securely lockedto the end members.

The crib is also equipped with a top 22, also of screen construction,which is pivotally and slidably attached to the upper edge of one of theside members 11. For the purpose of providing` sturdy connection Iemploy a plurality of hinge structures, best shown in Fig. 3, eachcomprising a shank 23 seated in a socket formed in the upper edge or"the member 11 and pivotally `chir uected byV a pin 24 with another shankequipped with a flat head 25 which slidably engages in a metal guideway26 attached to and extending transversely of the top on the undersidethereof. These guideways are substantially channel-shaped in crosssection, as shown in Fig. 6, and provided with a downwardly opening slotto accommodate the shank of the head 25. Then the top is close-d theparts assume the position shown 1n full lines in Fig. 3, and when it isdesirable to open the top it is swung upwardly about the hinge pins 24,and thereupon it is lowered to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3,wherein the top is suspended from its upper edge in vertical position onone side of the crib. This construction obviates any possibility ofaccidental closing of the top with possible injury to the occupant ofthe crib or any one in the vicinity thereof. The top may be locked inclosed position by a latch 27 of any preferred construction.

vi/Vithin the crib structure there is disposed fa spring frame 28equipped with suitable mattress supporting` spring fabric oit anypreferred construction, in the present instance the fabric 29 beingshown as ordinary link mesh fabric, attached to the iframe by coilsprings 31. This frame may either lie Hat upon the bottom 9, or may beadjusted to any vertical height above the bottom, `and in order topermit such adjustment, l have provided supports comprising at each enda U-shaped rod 32, the down-turned ends 33 of which form legs. Theserods are pivotally attached to the bottom of the spring rameby eyes orhangers 34 and when the frame is raised they will swing by gravitytoward the vertical position to support the frame in the position towhich it has been elevated. The bottom member 9 is provided at each sidewith notches 35 in which thelower ends oi' the legs 33 are adapted toen-.f gage` and obviously when the iframe is elevated the engagement ofthese legs in the notches will-hold the frame in its elevated position.In order that the frame may be readily lowered, when desired, each endthereof is provided substantially at its 'center with a Icut-awayportion providing a hand hole 36, through which the i'ingersmay beextended, and the rod is provided intermediate its ends with a iingerpiece 37 vwhich may be pushed by the fingers extendingl through the handholes 36 to dispose the supporting legs 33 flat against the bottom ofthe spring frame, whereupon the frame may be lowered fiat against thebottom 9. The bottom member 9 is preferably provided with a plurality oicaster wheels 38 detachably connected therewith, so that when it isdesirable to collapse the crib for storage or transportation, the wheelscan be readily removed and placed inside the crib where they will takeup but little space.

Vlfhen assembled as shown in 1, the crib may be readily trundled 'fromplace tov place, the top may .be swung from open to closed positionpermitting access to the interior of the crib, and one or more oi': theside and end members may be iolded outwardly, if desired. When the cribis closed thefoccupant is fully protected against ies and insects, atthe same time adequate ventilation through the screen enclosure isafforded. ;Whcn it is desired to collapse the crib,

. supporting hinges until it is disposed squarely over the'underlyingparts, all asshown in Fig. et. In this position of the parts, the cribbecomes a rectangular, compact article which will occupy a minimum ofspace in shipment or storage. When it is again desired for use the partsmaybe readily swung to their normal operative position, and the crib maybe quickly set up without the use oiA tools of any kind andv withoutmanipulation of bolts or screws.

It is believed that my invention, its structure, mode of operation andmany of its attendant advantages will be understood and appreciated fromthe foregoing without further description, and while I have shown anddescribed apreferred embodiment, obviously the details olf structure maybe varied within considerable limits without departing from the essenceof the invention as defined in the following claims.

I lclaim: V 1. In ay folding crib, the combination of `a framecomprising relatively stationary side and end members, upper side andend members hinged to saidrespective stationary members so as to foldinwardly and outwardly thereon, means for detachab-ly locking adjacentupper members together in upp right position, and a top pivotally andslidably attached to one of said upper members so as to be movable'iromahorizontal position over said members to a vertical position at one sideofsaid crib.

2. In a folding crib, the combination ofv a frame comprising verticallydisposed side and end members, upper side rand end members normallydisposed in vertical position above the respective frame members, meansconcealed from View when the members are in normal position for hingedlyconnecting said uppermembers to their respective lira-me members, andpermitting said'upper members to iold inwardly and outwardly, a topadapted to cover the crib structure ilformed by said. members, and meansfor pivotally and slidably connecting said top to one of said uppermembers so as to permit the top to be swung from its horizontal closedposition to a vertical position at one side of the crib. l

3. In a folding crib, the combination of a frame comprising verticallydisposed side and end members, upper side and end members superposedthereon, concealed means hingedly connecting said upper members to theirrespective `frame members, permitting f said upper lrame members to foldinwardly and outwardly, concealed means for locking said upper memberstogether 1n upright position, a top provided on its under face with ltransversely extending guide ways, `and A,

hinges attached to vone of said kupper side members and slidably engagedin said guide ways, whereby said top may be moved from closed posi-tionover said members to a vertical position where it is of the crib.v f,

4. Ina folding crib, the combination. of lowcr'sidevr and end 'membersiixedly connectsuspended at one side ed together, upper side and endlmembers hinred to said lower members, and a top pivotaly and slidablyconnected to theuppery i f i edge ofone of said upper side members'so asto be movable from a vertical position at one side of said crib tolafhorizontal,position closing the top of the crib.

5. In a folding crib, the combination of f ed together, upper. side*andl end members i hinged tothe respective lower side and end lowerside and 'end members rigidly connectmembers, and a top `pivotally and`slidably connected to one of said side members',`said4 upper sideandend members being foldable inwardly into collapsed position with saidyvtop disposed thereover' andgcovering said `folded in members. v

6. In a folding crib, the combinationv of frame comprising relativelystationary side and end members, upper side andjend members hinged toysaid respective stationary members, means `for detachablyL locking adi7. In a folding4 crib, thecombination oa ,i frame comprising verticallydisposed sidev and end members, upper side and endmembers normallydisposed in vertical position above the respectiveliframe`members,.meansH x concealed romvlew when the membersare f innormal position forhingedly connecting A said upper'members to theirrespective' frame members, atop adapted to coverl the crib struc-l tureformed by said members, andfmeans concealed from view when the top is'closed for pivotally and s lidaby connecting saidtop to one of saidupper members so as 'to permitv the top to be swung from itslhorizontal` closed position to a vertical position; at onesideofthecrib. r. y

HENRY n. nonsnoon.

